Beverage container



Jan. 1, 1935. A. E. MUNKEL' V 1,986,518

BEVERAGE CONTAINER Filed Oct. 18, 1935 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 x I::IlLL

W W ATTORNEYS Jan. 1, 1935.

A. E. MUNKEEL 1,986,518

BEVERAGE CONTAINER Filed Oct. 18, 1935 2' Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR W MATTOREJEYS ,Tl'iis invention relates to beverage containers P atented Jan. 1, 19,35

f E C E EEAGE NT N? KAdolphE. Munkel, Columbus, Ohio Amit center 8, 1933, Serial No. 694,148

25 Claims.

1 v and is particularly directed to a portable tainer for use in delivering, coolingandcharging the beverage.

portable container for beverages such as,

It is the object oithis. invention to provide a draft beer, which container incorporates a cooling medium and a charging medium, which mediums arecreadily put in service by..the'consun1er and compactly contained in the apparatus as delivered.

words,,the purpose of this invention is to provide containers fon. delivery purposes,

In other whereby a supply of beer may be deliver thecustomer inacontainer which can" be set up,

readily andv whichincludes means for icing and;

charging, whereby theuser does nothave to emloy the usual awkward means for icing the beer.

B yj ineans, of the present apparatus draftbeer can be served at home from the delivered tainer without inconvenience to the consumer: and without the necessitypf transfer from the delivery containerto other storage means,

' Qther objects and further advantages will be cone mo eiull p r t m a scr o h a companying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a Sectional view taken centrally on the portable beverage dispensing. and charging.

' coils. fit close tothe walls of thecontainer.

apparatus, oithis invention. i

.Figure 2 is atop planfview ct-th e: container with the lid removed Fi re 3 is a enl edfrae e ysec o a view taken online' 3- '3, of Figure '1.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary se tional View on line 4-4, ofFigure2.

taken Figure 5 is a fragmentary sectional view taken Figure 6 is a iragmentary partial sectionalview of the carbonic gas cylinder showing the manipu-i lation of the same through mcdified mechanism ,for permitting flow of gas intcthecontents oi "thecontainer. 1 p 1 an enlarged fragmentary sectional 7 view taken similar to Figure 3, but showing, the

Figure 7 is .coolingcoil and *a carbonic gaslcylinder for r this chargingthebeverage, Alid isincluded to chamber.

Referring to modified valve and gas cylinderfstructure or Rig- The c a ne nd c i nenls risl consumes to. a cooling chamber. coo1 The, cooling chamber, houses; the T the drawings, it will be observed that the portable container is in the form of a cylindrical drum 10. The drum is formed from sections of sheet metal and includes a drain plug 11 in its base. A bucket 12 is mountedaxially, within .the 1 main container. This bucket is suspended from the topplate 13 of the main container, drum 10. Any form of metal joint may be used in assembling the various sections making up thecontainerr A'space is thus provided between the walls of the-respective buckets, which space constitutes the-containeror storage space for the beverage. The lid 14 is mounted in the top of the inner bucket structure. This lid includes anannular flange 15 engaging the top of the bucket and a doublewall structure 16 is. incorporated atthe base of the closure cap. A cross piece 1'? is dls posed diametrically across the recess portion of' the capxconstituting ahandle for the cap.

The container includes bails 18 at, its respec V tive .sidesfor convenience in transportingthe same) The inner chamber constitutes the ice A "The upper end of the coil extends to the exterior of the bucket through the walls of the inner and outer bucket structures. For this purpose a pipe I sleeve 21 is extended across the beveragechamher. and issupported in the respective walls. This pipe sleeve includes a headed outer end 22 secured against a thickened portion 23 of the outer bucket wall: The inner end oi the sleeve is screw-threaded and an elbow. 24 is fastened thereon from the insideof the ice chamber. A screw threaded nipple 25 extendsefrom the elbow and has a valve 26 screwed thereon; at the upper end oflthe coil. A tap or faucet 27 is removably screwed onto the outerend of the pipe sleeve for dispensing the contents of the container.

,-A carbonic gascharge forthe beverage is supplied and carried withthe container. For this purpose a small supply cylinder 280i carbonic gas is mounted axially ,within the ice container.

This container is screwed, on a fitting 29 Ifixedin the bottomof the ice container. A generally cylindrical valve element 30 or discharge nozzle I is screwed into the lower end of the carbonic gas cylinder as a part thereof.

This valve element has an internally screwthreadedpassageway extending from its lower end axially therethrough. As shown in Figures against the seat- 28 has been screwed into position on the fitting 29,

1 and 3, the valve element is screwed into the carbonic gas container internally of a closure element 31 at the lower end of the carbonic gas container. A packing gland 32 is mounted in the carbonic gas container about thevalve element. I V

The inner or upper end of the valve element is fiat. The internal passageway thereof opens radially outwardly as at 33 below the end. This outlet end of thevalve element is contained within a chamber 34 of the container closure element 31. A port 35 is extended through the, top wall of the closure cap into this chamber coaxiallyf with the valve. The fiat upper end of the top of the valve has a valve seat disc 36 fixed thereon. This valve seat disc cooperates with an inwardly extended seatfiange 37 surrounding the outlet,

port 32.

The valve of the container is screwed toward and from said seat 37 to engage'the valve disc After the carbonic gas tank a wire loop 33 projecting from the valve element, engages over an abutment lug 39 secured on the floor of the container, whereby rotation of the valve on the fitting is prevented. A slight rotation of the container on the secured valve element in an anticlockwise direction moves the seat from the valve disc and the carbonic gas may then flow through the valve and fitting into the beverage'tank. 1

In the modified form of container and valve shown in Figures 6 and '7, the structures are the same exceptfor changes permitting operation of the valve by downward pressure on the container in an axial direction. In this form the upper end of the valve element or nozzle is provided with a shoulder 40. A valve seat disc 41 having a seating washer 42 on its under face is secured on the shoulder 40 of the valve element or nozzle by means of a cross pin 43. The passageway extending through the nozzle or valve element extends radially outwardly just beneath the valve disc as at 44. 3 r 1 A coil spring 45 under compression is provided about the upper end of the nozzle or valve element lying between the inner end of the closure.

thimble 31 and the valve disc 41. A valve seat element or closure cap 46 is screwed into the lower end of the main closure 31 of the carbonic gas tank, this element including an upwardly 'extended annular flange 47 forming the valve seat,

the valve disc 41 overlying this annular flange. When the operator presses downwardly on the carbonic gas tank, the entire tank and all parts WiiFh'the exception of the nozzle or [Valve 30 beverage storage chamber, a cooling chamber, a

the valve disc 41 are slid downwardly on the nozzle. This action moves the valve seat element 46 away from the valve disc 41. This movement is the valve disc 41 and into the central passageway of "the nozzle through the radial passageways.

Upon release of the container from pressure under the hand of the operator, theheavy'spring 45 forces the'tank upwardly and contact is again established between the valve disc and the "seat'47.

engaging element 57.

then free to fiow in the end of a thimble 54 and the ball normally held in position by means of a coil spring 55 under compression between an end cap 56 and a ball Having described my invention, I claim:

1. A portable beverage dispensing container of cylindrical form including coaxially arranged chambers, the outer constituting a beverage storage space and the inner an ice space, conduit means for passing the beverage through the ice containing chamber and to the outside of the container, and means within the ice chamber for supplying carbonic gas to the outer chamber for charging the beverage.

2. A liquid dispensing apparatus, comprising, inner and outer chambers, the outer forming a beverage storage space and the inner an ice space, means for emptying the contents of said beverage storing space, a fitting in the ice chamber wall, a carbonic gas tank mounted in said ice chamber, and a valve and coupling element for attaching the carbonic gas container to the fitting and controlling the fiow of the carbonic gas through the fitting into the beverage chamber.

3. A beverage merchandising dispensing container, comprising, a double wall drum, constituting a refrigerant chamber and a beverage storage chamber for holding the beverage under pressure, a discharge conduit communicating with said storage chamber and circulating in said refrigerant chamber, and aholder forv a pressuremedium within the refrigerant chamber and communicating with said beverage chamber.

and extending outwardly therefrom through thewalls of the drum to the exterior thereof,a, tap on the end of said cooling coil, a fitting disposed in the bottom of the drum'axially thereof, a

charging cylinder mounted axially within the.

drum, means for supporting said cylinder, and

coupling means for connecting said cylinder to said fitting.

5. In a cooling and charging apparatus, a

beverage charging tank mounted in said cooling chamber, a fitting in the wall of the cooling cham-. ber communicating. with the beverage storage chamber, a valve and coupling element attachable to said fitting including a central bore extending substantially to its outer end and radially projected, a closure in the end of the beverage charging tank including a central orifice and a screwthreaded bore adapted to be screwed on the valve element and cooperating valve seat portions in.

the top of the closure and on the top of the valve element, whereby, when the beverage charging tank is screwed in one direction,"valve seat con tact is established.

' ADOLPH E. MUNKEL. 

